Everything about The Hamptons totally explained
The
Hamptons refers specifically to the towns of
Southampton and
East Hampton on the
South Fork, Suffolk County, New York on the east end of
Long Island. According to the Census Bureau, the Hamptons have a land area of 552.14 km² (213.18 sq mi). Officially they also have 1,212.99 km² (463.34 sq mi) of water area. Their total population as of the 2000 census was 74,431 inhabitants. By far their most populous community is
Hampton Bays. The next most populous are
Springs,
North Sea, and
East Quogue.
Enclaved within the Hamptons, but not a part of it, is the
Shinnecock Indian Reservation.
As usual in a
summer colony, parts of the Hamptons are well known as a playground for the rich who own summer homes there. Others are
seaside resorts frequented by middle class residents of
New York City particularly during the
summer months for weekend getaways. The
Montauk Branch of the
Long Island Railroad,
Montauk Highway, and the
Hampton Jitney provide connections to the rest of Long Island and to the City, while ferries connect
North Haven and
Montauk to
Shelter Island and New England, respectively.
West to East
The town of
Southampton includes the following
hamlets and villages:
The town of
East Hampton includes the following hamlets and villages:
Sag Harbor (village, shared with Southampton)
Wainscott
Northwest Harbor
East Hampton (village)
East Hampton North
Springs
Amagansett
Napeague
Montauk
Poetry
"Lost in Translation" by James Merrill
Movies filmed in the Hamptons
Grey Gardens (1975)
Annie Hall (1977)
Interiors (1978)
Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Pollock (2000)
Town & Country (2001)
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
The Door in the Floor (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
The Forgotten (The Beachouse Scene) (2004)
Margot at the Wedding (2007)
The Nanny Diaries (2007)
Media
Hamptons.com
Plum TV
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